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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: "Calm With Horses" Pages 132-167.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tansey doing when Teddy says that he "gouged the baize" (31)?
(a) Executing a trick shot.
(b) Using his cue to tap the wooden edge of the table.
(c) Sinking the shot that wins the game.
(d) Ripping the surface of the pool table.

2. What does Paudi believe is true about Hector?
(a) He is dangerous and unpredictable.
(b) He is stealing money from their business.
(c) He spends too much time worrying about the police.
(d) He no longer cares about anything except Maire.

3. On page 136, how does Dympna describe Arm?
(a) "A daft lad."
(b) "A solid man."
(c) "A harmless culchie."
(d) "A loyal skin."

4. What draws Jimmy's attention to Marlene's engagement ring?
(a) Cuculann complains about the cost of it.
(b) The waitress delivers champagne to her table.
(c) Marlene deliberately waves it in Jimmy's direction.
(d) Her girlfriend takes pictures of it with her phone.

5. What is ironic about the text message that Val sends to Martina at the end of the story?
(a) The reader is aware that Joan is the one who has feelings for Val.
(b) Martina has only pretended to go early to Galway in order to get out of seeing Val again.
(c) Martina has accidentally left her phone behind at the Peacock.
(d) She has already complained to him about a boyfriend being too clingy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the best way to describe how the young men outside The Yellow Belly feel about those who go off to college?

2. What is the narrator describing on page 1 when he talks about "tenderized brain cases and seesawing stomachs"?

3. When Tansey tells Sarah that she is a "diamond pulled from a coal bucket," what is he implying about her family?

4. Teddy describes Sarah as "daffy" (20). What does this word mean in this context?

5. Besides money, what does Arm take from the horse farm?

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